On October 14th, 2010, the worlds largest new media event will take place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nv., BlogWorldExpo.

The event will be joined by thousands of bloggers, podcasters, social media pro’s, internet and tv personalities, and more!

And because we like sharing, Bubblicious would like to offer our readers a special 20% discount off of registration by using the code BUBVIP. The code is good for any pass to the BlogWorld and New Media Expo. Published discount pricing ends September 15th at midnight, but don’t stress! This code applies to the pricing all the way up until the event. So register now! By going here for your conference pass and discount prices.

Discount Hotel accomodations are already filling up quickly. So make sure to share this link to the Official Hotels of the event to get your discounted pricing.

Make sure to check out BlogWorldExpo’s Official Blog for the latest announcements!

I’ve been thinking about the Demand Media IPO story in the context of how it affects the publishing industry and I’ve come to this conclusion. While SEO plays get search traffic, it’s unlikely readers really trust the source.

Think about it. If you’re looking for an answer, would you rather get a penny-per-word article with all the right keywords, or do you want info from the people who offer you useful solutions?

When an article gives me the answers I want, I’m happy.  When I’m happy I not only bookmark it, share it and add it to my feeds, but I also return to it again and again. These are the trusted web experiences that leave me open to recommendations.

So for me, content mills get the clicks, and well-curated stories and editorial teams get my advocacy and referral dollars. That being said, there’s stiff competition amongst trusted web properties — and speed and quantity sadly still play a role in who’ll earn the most ad revenue.

I just wrote a post on ways good publishers can increase their output while maintaining their quality. I’d like to continue collecting these sorts of resources and adding to this one. If you’re interested in seeing the superior signals rise above the noise, and you’ve got articles or topics to suggest, ping me (@suzyperplexus) or let us all know about them in the comments below.

It is hard to explain to my friends what exactly is going on with the TV industry, or why the jobs aren’t as available or rightfully paying as they once were. I have written several posts about the future of media and the content overload, cloud chaos amongst us. Here is a video that describes one of the many threats to come:

The question is… will you trust a cartoon animation? We spend billions of dollars watching them on movies and such. Family Guy and The Simpsons are some of the most popular shows on television, although they aren’t computer generated.  Frankly, I prefer the good old-fashioned human approach. We are more unpredictable. Besides, people (like my awesome mom) watch Bill O’Reilly for Bill O’Reilly — What is he going to say? What is he going to do?  I think, and would hope, most people don’t watch O’Reilly for the absolute latest, most accurate and objective information possible. The O’Reilly Factor is insight, opinion, commentary, all of which are things many people crave.

My conclusion is this: If you want the truth, watch a computer. If you want an experience, watch a human. Besides, predictable is boring. Most of the television I watch is just to see what other people are doing, wearing, and saying. I get most of my inspiration and ideas from observing other people, that is what life is about. I am not sure how much of that an algorithm can do.

What happened to the post offices, music industry, travel industry and now television, will happen to pretty much every other industry as well… it is cost effective, and frankly probably more accurate and error proof. This digital revolution is just getting started. Each industry will adapt, and make adjustments as we continue to become a leaner, faster, more competitive global economy. What I often wonder is… when computers start replacing our positions, where are all these people going to go? I guess the government could always do their role and create jobs. (ahem!)

My dad is a Facebook newbie and really growing keen on all this digital stuff, I told him tonight that I think he is in one of the safest industries out there. His company, Atlas Machine & Supply (www.atlasmachine.com) specializes in industrial machinery and services. They help industrial plants run more effectively and more smoothly. Luckily, everything you look at is either grown, mined or made. Those needs are not going anywhere. I think he is safe…. for the time being. When the algorithms figure out how to properly repair custom machinery that weigh two tons, then we will really have something to worry about.

Emily Gimmel is a TV personality, media producer, and journalist with a decade of media experience. Visit www.EmilyGimmel.com for more of her thoughts and discoveries. You can also follow the self-proclaimed “Sexiness Advocate” on Twitter at @emilygimmel.

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No panels.

No Social Media experts.

Only amazing people, experiences, stories, and ideas…

Audiences 09 is bringing together some of the most exceptional people in the world. From the entertainers who engage audiences directly to the statisticians who measure them, to the technologists building tools to help us reach new and larger audiences and engage with them.

I promise you, this event (and the presenters who are already on board and those we have yet to announce) will leave you enlightened and inspired…

Register here (use code “solis” to save $100)

Sponsors, please contact me via scr.im (protected email).

by Sarah Townsend

Twiistup is the premier SoCal event connecting innovators and professionals in the media/tech industry, and fortunately for ten rising startups, it’s opening the door and is giving those startups the opportunity to “Showoff” what they’ve got free of charge at this summer’s Twiistup 6.

The uber-trendy LA-based conference, recently bought by unnamed investors and promptly handed over to event producer Francisco Dao, is the golden ticket for startups to gain exposure and visibility in front of investors, entrepreneurs and key influencers alike.

“Sponsors are paying thousands of dollars for space that we’re giving to Showoffs for free,” said Dao. “If you’re a startup who wants exposure there’s no reason not to throw your hat in the ring.”

The formerly locals-only conference recently expanded to include businesses from around the world, so anyone can submit their company or product for one of these ten highly valuable slots. Additionally, the conference is adding an entire day to the line-up, giving “Showoffs” that much more exposure.

Submissions will be selected in two rounds – the first ending on June 12, and the second on June 26. Entry judges will be choosing winners based on each startups’ contribution to technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, value and appeal, along with originality and thought-provoking content.

The highly-esteemed panel of judges includes bub.blicio.us’ own Brian Solis, along with:

- Brady Brim-DeForest – Serial entrepreneur, Founder of the International Academy of Web Television, co-founder of Tubefilter.
- Neil Patel – Angel Investor, Co-founder of Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics
- Mark Suster – GRP Partners, venture capital. Former VP Product Mgmt Salesforce.com & 2-time CEO and entrepreneur
- Andrew Warner – Founder, Mixergy.com. Former CEO of Bradford & Reed.

Twiistup 6 will take place on Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, 2009 at the massive 23,000 sq ft Universal Hilton in Universal City, Calif.

To submit your startup for consideration, visit www.twiistup.com/call-for-showoffs/.

You better act quickly, though. Submissions made by June 12 will have the best chance of securing one of these coveted ten openings.

Media and press can obtain complimentary tickets by e-mailing twiistup@lewispr.com.

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Sarah Townsend
E-mail: theoneinpink[at]gmail[dot]com
Twitter: theoneinpink
Blogs: The Vibe, TechDarling.com

by Brian Solis

Following my trip to Hamburg for the Next09 conference, I flew to Stockholm Sweden to serve as one of the keynote speakers at Disruptive Media hosted by Annika Lidne and Bjorn Falkevik. It was an incredible and inspiring opportunity to meet and learn from the catalysts who are changing the media and communications industry in Sweden. Fellow new PR and social media pioneers Steve Rubel and Chris Heuer also joined me.

Extending the discussion of the Social Economy I reviewed during Next09, I explored the separation of the “Me” from Social Media and the advantages of a holistic practice of concerted listening and ongoing observation to shape our participation in the Social Web.

Collectively, we all share the need to discover who we are and why matter to those with whom we wish to connect. But, we should also share a common desire to rise above the noise and establish a formidable and valuable online presence and defined human network that transcends from the online world to the real world.

Why is anyone better off for following or friending us?

As a digital society, we are individually investing in our social capital spurred by unconscious and also deliberate acts that unknowingly convey complacence and fuel an ambition to acquire notoriety and recognition.

Self-importance versus self awareness…

While we are captivated by the ability to broadcast through the statusphere and in the process, procure friends and followers, we loose sight of the true opportunity represented by the Social Web. It’s not the ability to share what we want, when we want. It’s not the rewards of popularity and the illusion of fandom. This is a chance and a means to forge a network of influence based on the expertise and knowledge we amass and share.

Social Capital isn’t the currency of The Social Economy after all, it is merely a stature that is representative of what we share, the relationships we earn, and the perception others form based on our participation and contribution in social networks and IRL (in real life).

Attention has officially emerged as the portal to the Social Economy and in order to capture it, we must create or share content so intriguing, relevant, and thoughtful that it forces action and ideally triggers a response.

Content is still king and therefore information symbolizes the true currency of the Social Economy.

Twitter, Facebook, TweetDeck, FriendFeed, Seesmic, PeopleBrowsr, Tweetie, et al, have emerged as our attention dashboards. It’s where we share, update, consume, and learn. We click away and return based on the content that flows through our timeline.  It’s the ideas we share, the personality we portray, the stories we tell, the individuals we spotlight, and the dissemination of the things that inspire and teach us that increase our chances of capturing attention to connect and motivate.

DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?

Sometimes we benefit from the art of practicing restraint in order to breathe in the essence of the community we wish to galvanize. The Social Web is not a right, it should be embraced as a privilege. In the end, we earn the attention and the relationships we earn and nurture.

We must transform how we participate and engage online to shift from talking “at” people to investing in the collective consciousness of those communities we wish to influence, foster, and promote.

We must believe we have something to learn.

We must have something of value to share.

None of this is Social “Me”dia, it’s about the journey we share and not the destination. This is our time to contribute to a more meaningful and mindful future of media and communications. Our culture and societal values are ours to define – for better or for worse. The question is, whether or not we take responsibility for the social physics that shape its direction and governance.

I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story…

Chris Heuer

Annika Lidne

Paula Marttila

Henriette Weber

Björn Falkevik

Brian Solis

Pictures of Stockholm, Sweden…

Please visit my albums on Flickr for more pictures from Disruptive Media and Stockholm Sweden.

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by Brian Solis

I’m looking forward to this…

I’m co-hosting the ad:tech opening night party in San Francisco with Adriana Gascoigne, of Girls in Tech, Rohit Bhargava, Involver and Rich Relevance at Roe in San Francisco.

The media social, a media party, kicks off ad:tech 2009 in style.

RSVP here.

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-9-10PM Open Bar
-Admission with a valid ad:tech 2009 badge
-DJ Zaq all night
-All 1 block away from the Moscone Center
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The Hosts:

Girls in Tech:
http://girlsintech.net
http://twitter.com/GITweet

Rohit Bhargava:
http://www.personalitynotincluded.com
http://rohitbhargava.typepad.com
http://twitter.com/rohitbhargava

Involver:
http://involver.com
http://twitter.com/involver

Brian Solis, PR 2.0 – NEW!
http://www.briansolis.com
http://twitter.com/briansolis
Putting the Public Back in Public Relations

Rich Relevance – NEW!
http://www.richrelevance.com

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by Brian Solis, via PR 2.0

Part Two of my recent visit to the gorgeous San Francisco offices of Loic Le Meur and Seesmic.

Loic and I spent some valuable time together that proved both refreshing and invigorating. We discussed digital photography, innovation at Seesmic, public relations and social marketing, and brand building in the era of the Social Web.

The conversation evolved into a deeper discussion that tackled the subject of online community building. Loic wanted to capture and share the experience on Loic.tv, so we moved to his video studio to continue the dialogue on camera.

Loic and I also discussed my new book with Deirdre Breakenridge, “Putting the Public Back in Public Relations.” Please watch the video here.

San Francisco – The view from Seesmic

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